Motor controllers and drives are devices that regulate motor speed, torque and position outputs. The four types of basic motor controller and drives are AC, DC, servo and stepper. Download this buying guide to learn about which motor controllers and drives are suitable across various applications and industries. The buying guide also covers key considerations a potential motor controller and drives buyer should take into account before purchasing, as well as four important attributes of motor controllers and drives. The information in this guide will help you in making an informed choice in your next motor controllers and drive purchase.

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Niagara Video integrates environmental control, intrusion detection, access control, lighting and energy management with video. It can be used with other security and video products or as stand alone system providing video window that identifies incident and notifies proper personnel who can manage response from anywhere. It also works with local and remote buildings, and can be combined with...

Ultra low power 32 MIPS 8/16-bit XMEGA microcontroller family with 8-channel event system and 4-channel DMA controller allows up to 8t inter-peripheral signals and up to four 64 Mbps data transfers to occur simultaneously, while CPU is in idle sleep mode. No context switching or interrupts are required, and XMEGA(TM) draws just 11 mA at 32 MHz to execute tasks. Other features of 8-bit CPU include...

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